Israel at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Israel competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.

First Israeli Olympic Team, 1952

Israeli Olympic Basketball team 1952

Zacharia Ofri (captain of Israeli Olympic basketball team). 1952

Arieh Batun-Kleinstub

1952 Summer Olympics

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The 1952 Summer Olympics (Finnish: Kesäolympialaiset 1952; officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (Finnish: XV olympiadin kisat; and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.

Finnish postage stamp featuring the Helsinki Olympic Stadium issued in 1951

A rare souvenir cloth of the cancelled 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki at Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm in Denmark. The small picture shows some of the Copenhagen tram trailers which was exported to Helsinki due to the Olympics before it was cancelled

Olympic Stadium Tower

Olympic torch banner